Title: Twinkle, twinkle, little star

Arranger:Tong Leung-tak

Year: [19--]

Genre:

• Small ensemble
• Arrangement

Call No.: SC217

Description: Most commonly known as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," the tune originated in mid eighteenth century France as a pastoral song of unknown authorship. With the subsequent setting of French and English lyrics, it has since been widely circulated as a nursery rhyme and frequently arranged into new compositions. It is also a popular beginner's piece for learning Chinese or Western instruments in Hong Kong. Tong Leung-tak's arrangement is intended for a Chinese orchestra consisting of children musicians playing the titular melody and youth (teenage and early adult) musicians playing simple chordal accompaniments. In addition to instruments of the conventional wind, plucked-string, and bowed-string categories, the score also calls for a triangle and a glockenspiel.

Note:

• Arrangement of "Twinkle, twinkle, little star"

Instrumentation: di/sheng/gaohu/erhu/zhonghu (1), yangqin/liuqin/pipa/zheng (1), zhong ruan/da ruan/diyin gehu/dahu (1), glockenspiel (1), triangle (1)